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First RSV jab for adults approved by FDA

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), marketed by GSK under the trade name...

Warning over portable oxygen devices sold online after US study

Respiratory specialists have issued an alert over portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) that are being sold online, warning that these products don’t work as well...

SA study flags growth stunt from paediatric TB

A child health investigation tracking risk factors for respiratory disease and other infections in children in the Western Cape has revealed new facts about...

Poor sleep linked to increased asthma risk – Chinese study

Sleeping badly has been linked to an inflammatory response in the body which increases the risk of asthma, say scientists from Shandong University in...

Significant drop in newborns' RSV risk with vaccine for pregnant women

A trial examining the effect of an RSV vaccine on pregnant women found it reduced – by 82% – the risk of severe lower...

Drug trial shows promising results for COPD sufferers

Sanofi’s prescription medicine Dupixent has helped patients with chronic lung disorders breathe better and regain lung function, opening a new avenue of growth for...

Link between childhood respiratory infections and early death – UK study

Scientists have found that respiratory infections, like bronchitis or pneumonia, in early childhood, will nearly double the risk of dying prematurely from respiratory diseases...

Moderna flu vaccine falls short – large trial

A large-scale trial for an experimental flu shot from Moderna has fallen short of other, currently approved vaccines, said the company last week, but...

High number of South African children with severe asthma – experts

Despite being one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally, with highly effective treatments available, asthma is often not well controlled in many low-resource...

Urgent need to improve asthma control worldwide – global study

Improved asthma control is an urgent need worldwide, particularly in children and in less affluent countries, says a group of scientists after a recent...

Study showing gas stove cooking linked to childhood asthma stirs debate

A study linking cooking with natural gas to about 12% of childhood asthma cases has ignited debate about the health risks of kitchen stoves,...

AI detects pneumonia through hearing a cough – Korean findings

New artificial intelligence-based technology can diagnose pneumonia by listening to someone cough, and scientists say if rolled out, people could diagnose themselves without going...

Persistent asthma linked to increased heart disease risk – US study

A recent study found that people with persistent asthma had higher levels of inflammation and more artery plaque than those without asthma, suggesting they...

Rodents may transmit fungal respiratory infections to humans – US study

Of all emerging diseases afflicting people around the globe, 75% are zoonotic (from animals), with a recent study from the US confirming that rats...

EV-D68, the respiratory virus that can paralyse children

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported a spike in EV-D68, a contagious virus that in rare cases can lead...

High asthma risk for sons of fathers exposed to second-hand smoke – Australia study

Research has showed that fathers who smoke around their sons boost the asthma risk by nearly three-quarters for their future grandchildren – and not...

Urban youths’ asthma attacks decreased with mepolizumab – US clinical trial

A monoclonal antibody, mepolizumab, cut asthma attacks by 27% in black and Hispanic children and adolescents with severe asthma living in low-income urban neighbourhoods,...

Fibre-glass industry workers at high risk of chronic respiratory conditions – KZN study

A study carried out at a factory in Durban found that workers in the fibre-glass reinforcement industry are literally choking on plastic, with their...

Respiratory virus killing 100,000 children a year – systemic analysis

Recent research has cast the spotlight on a viral disease – the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – that is killing more than 100,000 children...

Inhaled steroids promote secretions which block treatment in severe asthma patients – US study

Patients with severe asthma produce special substances in their airways when taking medicine during an asthma attack that block the treatment from working. Two different...

Prenatal BPA exposure linked to asthma in girls – Meta-analysis of 8 European birth cohorts

An analysis of data from more than 3,000 mother-child pairs from six European countries indicates that prenatal exposure to bisphenol A may have negative...

Pulse oximeters deliver unreliable readings across ethnic groups

A non-invasive test with a pulse oximeter provided false readings of nearly 7% higher in a group of mixed race patients with COVID-19, compared...

Zinc supplements may prevent respiratory tract infections and shorten duration — Trials meta-analysis

A zinc supplement might help stave off the symptoms of respiratory tract infections (RTI), such as coughing, congestion, and sore throat, and cut illness...

Respiratory infectious disease transmission 3x higher in enclosed spaces — Korea study

Transmission risks of respiratory infectious diseases could be up to three times higher in confined spaces than open spaces, a Korean study has found. The...

NIH: Hyaluronan is effective in treating chronic lung disease

Inhaling unfragmented hyaluronan improves lung function in patients suffering from severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), found a small study from researchers...

Cancer survivors at higher flu hospitalisation and mortality risk. Also severe COVID?

Survivors from a wide range of cancers are more likely than people in the general population to be hospitalised or die from seasonal influenza...

Cooking with wood may cause extensive lung damage — Radiological Society

Advanced imaging with CT shows that people who cook with biomass fuels like wood are at risk of suffering considerable damage to their lungs...

Reducing psychological trauma in ARDS patients on mechanical ventilation

Researchers Dr Richard Schwartzstein, and co-authors has examined ventilation and medication strategies that can help avoid psychological trauma for severe COVID-19 survivors treated for...

Osteoporosis treatment may also significantly protect against pneumonia

Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs) such as alendronate, which are widely used to treat post-menopausal osteoporosis, are linked with significantly lower risks of pneumonia and of...

Nicotine exposure alone leads to pulmonary hypertension — first study

A study conducted by a team of researchers at Louisiana State University Health New Orleans has shown for the first time that chronic exposure...

Smoking during pregnancy results in an increased risk of asthma even in adulthood

Exposure to cigarette smoke is known to increase the risk of asthma in childhood, but research findings on its later effects are scarce. A...

3D printing saves patients' lives in Italian hospital

When a hospital in Brescia, in one of the hardest-hit Italian regions for coronavirus infection, urgently needed valves for a breathing devices that the...

A third of patients with severe asthma taking harmful doses of oral steroids

A third of patients with severe asthma are taking harmful doses of oral steroids, according to a study of several thousand people in The...

Three-in-one inhaler therapy improves lung function and reduces exacerbations

Patients with severe asthma which is not controlled with standard treatment – leaving them at risk of severe asthma attacks – could benefit from...

African American children respond differently to asthma medications

African Americans suffer asthma more often and more severely than Caucasian patients. However, clinical trials that have shaped treatment guidelines have included few African...

E-cigs can trigger same lung changes seen in smokers, emphysema

E-cigarette 'vaping' is widely assumed to be safer than cigarette smoking, but scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have uncovered...

Non-invasive ventilation strategy superior with prem babies

A Chinese study has found superiority of nasal high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (NHFOV) superior to other respiratory support methods for avoiding re-intubation among preterm babies. "To...

Critical errors in inhaler technique in almost 50% of children with asthma

In the first study to evaluate inhaler technique in children hospitalised for asthma – the group at highest risk for complications and death from...

Fish oil does not improve asthma control

Fish oil does not appear to improve asthma control in adolescents and young adults with uncontrolled asthma who are overweight or obese, according to...

Cystic fibrosis patients may receive insufficient antibiotics to fight lung infections

The majority of paediatric patients with cystic fibrosis may not achieve blood concentrations of antibiotics sufficiently high enough to effectively fight bacteria responsible for...